Lanarkshire business women set to benefit from programme of special events

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Lanarkshire Women In Business is running a month-long programme of online “impactful events” for female entrepreneurs.The schedule launches on international women’s day, March 8, with a webinar featuring inspiring female leaders and sharing information on start-up funding and the wider business support available through the local network.

It brings together expert supporters from Business Gateway Lanarkshire, both South and North Lanarkshire Councils, the Federation of Small Businesses and New College Lanarkshire.

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The month-long events programme was devised following a successful year-long pilot which “tested and confirmed the appetite for female-focused business support in Lanarkshire”.Organisers say the sessions are “open to women at all stages of the business journey, from pre-start through to going concern, [and] women working in business with aspirations for personal and professional growth”.The programme will then be followed by a series of women’s learning and networking events across Lanarkshire from May